REE Automotive debuts P7-B, an electric class 3 delivery truck

REE Automotive has debuted P7-B, a fully electric class 3 delivery truck to target the growing delivery vehicle market.

The class 3, all-by-wire electric truck, designed and built by REE based on its P7 modular chassis, targets the commercial EV mid- and last-mile delivery market, with applications such as 16-foot vans and delivery trucks.

The new P7-B is part of a fleet of vehicles available to prospective customers to evaluate, test, and experience the performance and design enabled by REE’s novel REEcorner x-by-wire technology.

It was built in response to market needs and represents a potential opportunity for REE to present fleets with complete vehicles. It also follows the recently announced Proxima Powered by REE, which is P7’s debut on a walk-in van and features JB Poindexter’s Morgan Olson and EAVX Proxima body paired with REE’s P7 stripped chassis.

The driver-focused cabin is designed for optimal ergonomics and human-machine interface for maximum driver comfort, safety, and productivity. The P7-B aims to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) to help facilitate fleets’ transition to EVs.

This P7 delivery truck configuration offers increased interior space for passengers and cargo and a low step-in height while targeting a maximum speed of 75 mph (120 km/h), max range of 150 miles, up to 2,000 kg payload, and vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) of up to 6,350 kg. The configuration can be modified to best suit customer needs. The full x-by-wire architecture supports all-wheel steer, all-wheel drive, adaptive regenerative breaking, creep control, hill start assist, and torque vectoring as standard as well as over-the-air updates.

“The on-track testing of the P7-B and extensive customer evaluations are another crucial step on the road to commercialization and deployment of test fleets followed by scale adaptation in fleets,” said Tali Miller, chief business officer at REE. “Feedback from our customers has been that this is the truck they have been waiting for – a driver-centric work truck that drives like a saloon car but is built to deliver under the harshest commercial duty cycle. Our modular P7 chassis allows us to design vehicles tailored to our customers’ needs and we are excited to be showing them what our unique technology affords their fleets as we support them on their path towards electrification and carbon neutrality.”